Role with Astros is Clemens’ for taking

Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens is on the verge of taking an active role with the Astros.

Clemens, 50, is scheduled to meet Monday with general manager Jeff Luhnow. The Astros plan to open their 2013 schedule to Clemens, allowing him to participate as much as he wants during spring training and the regular season. Owner Jim Crane and pitching coach Doug Brocail are onboard with the move, which would see Clemens take a role he’s often hinted at since retiring in 2007.

“We’ve got the whole calendar mapped out, and we’re going to sort of figure out what makes sense,” Luhnow said Monday. “But the idea is to plug him in in spring training, plug him in throughout the season, and just have him get a lot more involved with our pitchers.”

The Astros are excited about the possibility of adding Clemens, who appears on the Hall of Fame ballot this year for the first time. Crane hinted at the end of the 2012 season that Clemens — who briefly pitched for the Sugar Land Skeeters — could join the Astros’ rotation. But Clemens made it clear in October during a gala for announcer Milo Hamilton that his major league pitching days are done.

“So far, all indications are he’s eager to participate, eager to help our young pitchers. And certainly, there’s a lot of (acceptance) on our side to get him involved,” Luhnow said. “So yeah, we’re moving ahead. A lot of the things we teach … a lot of the things we want our pitchers to model themselves after, Roger’s the perfect example of them. So it’s great when you can produce him in the flesh and he can talk about his experiences.”